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A child motivated by competitive ideals will grow into a man without conscience, shame, or true dignity.
George Sand
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George Sand
Age: 71 †
Born: 1804
Born: June 1
Died: 1876
Died: May 8
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To be made evident, truth must be sought for for of itself it is slow to appear, and between ourselves and God the obstacles are so many!
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... everyone's free to embark on either a great clipper or a little fishing boat. An artist is an explorer who oughtn't to shrink from anything: it doesn't matter whether he goes to the left or the right -- his goal sanctifies all.
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Believe in no other God than the one who insists on justice and equality among men.
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I know that I have found fulfillment. I have an object in life, a task ... a passion.
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[Failure is hard initially because] One knows what one has lost, but not what one may find [and learn from that failure]!
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